Kodansha and Dai Nippon Printing Release Taxi Talk Rpg 'Sooper Sign'
The release marks a new format of narrative RPG that requires no traditional game materials, distributed through a joint YouTube channel by two major Japanese companies.
Reporting from 2 sources: Game Spark, Inside.
Kodansha and Dai Nippon Printing released the taxi talk RPG 'SOOPER SIGN' on June 4 via the META TAXI YouTube channel. The game has two players converse with a driver played by a game master, using their own life experiences instead of character sheets or dice. The scenario was written by Dism, creator of the TRPG 'Katashiro.' A series of gameplay videos featuring various creators is being released to commemorate the launch.
'SOOPER SIGN' is a taxi talk RPG released on June 4 by the META TAXI channel, a joint project of Kodansha and Dai Nippon Printing. The game places two players as passengers in a taxi driving through Tokyo at night, where they talk with a driver played by a game master and reflect on their real lives. No character creation or dice are needed. The scenario comes from Dism, known for the TRPG 'Katashiro,' which has been adapted into stage and film. The key visual and character design were done by illustrator Kou. The game is available as room data on the online board game platform CCFOLIA for 1,200 yen, with a 20% launch discount for two weeks.
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